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Festival dell'Economia Trento 22 - 25 maggio 2025
Trentino
The Autonomous Province of Trento, through Trentino Marketing, will be joined by other local institutions. The University of Trento, in addition to making its contribution through its participation in the Scientific Committee, will make available spaces at the University for the organisation of events, and will contribute to initiatives aimed at the student community. The Municipality of Trento will share proposals and contents of the Festival in a logic of coherence with the cultural and tourist offer of the city, in addition to contributing to the organisational support of the event and making urban and institutional spaces available.
Gruppo 24Ore
Gruppo 24 ORE is the main multimedia publishing group active in Italy in the field of economic, financial, professional and cultural information and training.
Il Sole 24 ORE is the leading daily newspaper in Italy in economic, financial and regulatory information; the high profile of the brand that characterises the entire Group's activity derives from the authority of the newspaper with over 150 years of history.
The information offer available to readers is integrated with the Radiocor press agency (Italian leader in financial information), the www.ilsole24ore.com portal and Radio24, the news & talk radio station founded on 4 October 1999.
In services to professionals, companies and public administration, the Group occupies a highly competitive market position with its databases and online services, with the aim of guaranteeing authoritative, flexible and timely information tools, integrated with innovative software and networking platforms aimed at building value for daily operations. 24 ORE Eventi is the company of the 24 ORE Group that designs and produces events, integrated with the different souls of the Group, to meet the needs of customers and disseminate the information assets of Sole 24 Ore; together with the other Group media, it completes a unique information platform in Italy. The 24 ORE Group also boasts an important presence in the organisation of exhibitions and cultural events carried out through 24 ORE Cultura, one of the main players in the market which, with twentyyears of experience and over 350 major exhibitions produced, can boast a consolidated network of relations with the main institutions in Italy and in the world. The 24 ORE Group is the first Italian publishing group to have obtained, in December 2022, the certification on Gender Equality pursuant to UNI/PdR 125:2022, issued by Bureau Veritas Italia and since 2023 as part of its commitment to the implementation of best ESG practices, also through international collaborations, it adheres to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). In 2023, the 24 ORE Group approved the first ESG Plan in its history, based on two strategic guidelines: digital transformation and attention to people.
In 2024, the 24 ORE Group – the first multimedia publishing company in Italy – adopted a Self-Regulatory Code for the ethical application of Artificial Intelligence within its editorial and professional activities. The Code, presented in advance at the Festival dell 'Economia, aims to protect the quality of information, the integrity of the journalistic profession and all the professional skills of the Group, as well as respect for the rights of third parties.
Scientific Committee
The Scientific Committee is chaired by the Director of Sole 24 Ore, Radio 24 and the news agency Radiocor Fabio Tamburini, and consists of Professor Ericka Costa, Full Professor of Business Economics of the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Trento, Professor Luigi Bonatti, Full Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Trento, and economics historian Adriana Castagnoli, former Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Turin.
Advisory board
The Advisory Board, which will have advisory and suggestion tasks on the contents of the Festival, is composed of Elena Beccalli (Rector of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart), Marco Fortis (Vice President of the Edison Foundation), Paolo Magri (Executive Vice President and ISPI Director), Emma Marcegaglia (President B20), Giulio Sapelli (Director of the Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation), Giulio Tremonti (President of the Aspen Institute Italy).
Media Partner
SKY TG 24, as Broadcaster Media Partner, will broadcast live from its studios in Trento some moments of in-depth analysis that can be followed by live citizens, from Piazza del Duomo. Radio 24 will air with its programs and insights from Piazza Cesare Battisti. Il Sole 24 Ore and the news agency Radiocor will follow the festival and cover the news. In addition, three authoritative International Media Partners, De Telegraaf, El Economista and Financial Times will actively participate in the programme through the contribution of their best journalists.